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Two little bees leave their touch of sweetness in these beautiful honeycomb button earrings. Inspired by the sweet nature of the bees, Costa Rican artisan Guisselle Mora designs in detail these 925 sterling silver jewellery pieces that carry all her love and dedication.

Indian artisan Neetu Barathi designs a stunning ring with a modern, simple design. Indian artisans carry our her vision by centering the ring with a composite turquoise stone in a sterling silver bezel settings. The gold veins running through the turquoise gem contrast beautifully with the ring's delicate sterling silver band.

Transform your yoga and meditation practise with a bracelet that harnesses the energy you cultivate. Expertly handcrafted by Made Masna in Bali, this stunning creation showcases a harmonious blend of fluorite and beryl beads. More than just a beautiful accessory, it's a powerful tool for maintaining focus and optimism in your daily life. The convenient sliding knot closure ensures a perfect fit, allowing you to carry the essence of your practise wherever you go.

The stunning Balinese flora is the main inspiration for artisan Dewi Putera. She centres a beautiful oval cultured pearl in this sterling silver pendant necklace, adding an elegant style to her creation. As a final touch, a tender dragonfly rests on the bright petals, making a design full of uniqueness.

Dewi designs enchanting creations for sharing Bali's culture with the world. Her works always carry a little piece of Bali in their details.

An ancient Maya legend tells how the gods gave a specific mission to each being they created. But they realized none had been chosen to carry thoughts and desires from one place to another," says Rosa Padillas of Rosa Roja. "So they carved a small piece of jade into a a slender arrowhead, and it became a beautiful hummingbird with iridescent feathers — the x ts'unu'um. Its mission was to carry good thoughts to all human beings, even those who had died.

"Today, if a hummingbird appears in front of you, it is delivering a message of love from someone who is thinking of you. And if we wear the image of a hummingbird, we carry good thoughts and desires to others.

"The hummingbird legend says that we can fly to the six cardinal points of the universe, therefore the hummingbird is the ideal link to transmit thoughts of love, of respect, tolerance and peace to all creatures on the planet."

The talented Mexican artisan reinterprets the legend as a necklace of dramatic beauty. She creates a hummingbird pendant in the pre-Hispanic style, and adds an agate geode representing the hummingbird's nest. It poses on a strand of gray cultured pearls.

Quetzalcoatl, the "feathered serpent" was a revered deity in Mesoamerican myth and legend. Mariana Llanes depicts him as a sterling silver dragon that take its own tail in his mouth. "When one becomes many, they awaken the dragon, and duality emerges — light and darkness, what is mine, yours and belonging to others," ths artist says. "Our differences, survival and the struggles for power.

"By biting its tail, the dragon places all its energy toward understanding who we are and why we're here. It speaks of overcoming one's own ego, of humility.

"For me, the open hands are a beautiful representation of human collabouration. They symbolize friendship, honesty, respect, solidarity and willingness.

"Black crosses flank the hands along with garnet droplets that represent the death and suffering caused by wars. This is in honour of everyone who has died because of war. And it's a prayer that their lives and their blood be seeds that germinate in green fields of conscience, learning, and respect for life and for our differences.

"The spirals speak of life's cyclical nature and of resilience. Of our capacity to learn and change our reality, converting painful experiences into strength and wisdom.

"The feather pendants are symbols of the birds that collect our prayers around the world — for peace, for justice, for equality and the rights of everyone. They carry our voices in their song and they carry our prayers for peace."

The pendant is worn on a beaded gemstone strand of amethyst, iolite, citrine, peridot, carnelian and garnet.

"The dove is a bird of love, with a gentle face symbolizing love for all the universe and a call for universal peace. With this design, I'm offering a constant reminder to the wearer to maintain thoughts of peace, and to remember to imitate the dove's character," explains the artisan.

"If a community is able to create peace in terms of living conditions, and in terms of embracing the existence of others in general, the population in each village will be happy to carry out activities in each of their diverse fields, including the farmers who are happy to go to the fields, office employees or civil servants, and so on and on, with the spirit of carrying out duties and responsibilities well for the harmony of all. So that macro-economy and technology will continue to develop positively, and human resources can still be relied upon for world development. If these aspects develop well, then the creation of harmonious relationships with our fellow human beings, and also with the universe, is possible."

Bali's Buana creates a lovely design featuring a beautiful dove carved from bone. This sterling silver necklace has a faceted blue topaz gemstone for a breathtaking accessory symbolizing peace.